Cyprus Politics

Opposition parties accused the Cypriot government of succumbing to foreign pressure in releasing two Israeli intelligence agents after they had served just six months of their three-year prison terms. President Glafcos Clerides pardoned Udi Hargov, 37, and Igal Damary, 49, because their continuing detention "would no longer serve the national interest," the government said.

Opposition parties accused the Cypriot government of succumbing to foreign pressure in releasing two Israeli intelligence agents after they had served just six months of their three-year prison terms. President Glafcos Clerides pardoned Udi Hargov, 37, and Igal Damary, 49, because their continuing detention "would no longer serve the national interest," the government said.